The prison mirror. [volume] (Stillwater, Minn.) 1887-1894, 1887-08-17

self pay ny for some books. The wholesale dis
tlucton of library books by willful carelessness.
and willfulnes must cease. so says the warden.
The actual subscription list of THE MIRROR
up to date reaches the magnificent number of over
five hundreds; and still they come
Senator Sargent and niece. Mss Mitchell of
Albert Lea paid the prison brief v.sit last week
and k ndly made THE MIRROR Office pleasant
call.
Visitors call ng at the prison will be admitted
any day during the elk between the hours of s
O'Clock A. NJ. and IL NJ. and from O'Clock p. NJ.
to =. Nj.
Prison population Aug. LIST. 1851, 4l2. Dis
charged by expiration of sentence less good
time. first week. 4, second week, |. Population
Aug. Is, 4OS. Arrivals, none.
Deputy Westby dropped two yearly subscrip-
tons into the MIRROR treasury. in favor of Mr..
B. Cleves. and Mr.. G. Brown, ofTower, Mimi. who
paid THE MIRROR a brief visit recently.
DR.. c. X. Bartlett. superintendent OF the
hospital for insane at st, Peter, writes Warden
Stordock Il very encouraging letter in behalf Of
THE MIRROR, inclosing one years subscription
for same.
office, of last week, with the present issue. as
sumes his proper position on THE MIRROR staff,
that of associate editor in connection with his
other duties of prison librarian.
THE MIRROR is for sale in the city, at Bur-
lingham Il Wilson's Book & Stationary store
c w. Hitchcock Music Il Stationary store, also by
Mr.. Dewitt X. Young. Clerk of Sawyer House.
Subscriptions Will also be taken at any of the
above places.
If there is anyone in tn 8 prison whose proper
name is Adolphus p. Rugglcs Frank RugglcS
the latter sometimes signs his name Frank c.
Stickney; if either of abe above named men in
midst they will learn something to their ad
vantage by dressing note to the Warden.
Many inquiries are being made by the ''6oys''
to when the library books viii be giveu
out; to whom authorized to state that the
new library books win be given out just as soon
as they can be properly covered. catalogued and
arranged, which may take Il couple of weeks yet
be patient boys" you will get them as soon IS
possible.
Original y, relating to the Fall and Ye-
lOw-Ieaf, The Birds Have Flown Golden
GRAIN "Autum leaves, etc. etc. not III re than
yard in length will b. published in THE MIR
ROR at $3.50 per line, agate measure the cash
must accompany each poem, (not for publicat: on
however, but proof of good faith) Authors
name not necessary.
&c. J. DcGeyter is the first inmate of an inst
tuition like own to subscribe for our little pa
per- He sends all the way from the Eastern Pen
itent AIRY, Pa, and says he "has not much money
but hopes to have more when his six months sub
scription expires. Thanks G. J. Dec, we will try
to give you your moneys worth, and hope THE
MIRROR will be the means of leading you to IL
better life when yoa are again free man.
Mr.. Joe II. Herrick, the geniel editor of the
Saltwater Gazette paid a brief visit to the MIR
ROR Office ii few days since, and was very enthu-
siastic over the beauty and magnitude of our PR
son library. Mr. Herrick, also present I'd Librari-
an Younger with neatly bound volume of sever
al books, with the name of the recipient. Cole
Younger stamped with golden letters upon the
back Cole is very proud of this handsome pres
ent.
We aim to give satisfaction in prices and in
quality of goods, in all departments of our bust
ness and can, with plide, refer all strangers to
our customers since 1856. We DESIRE through the
columns of THE MIRROR to call the publics' atten-
ton to our stock, at all times new, modern and
by far the largest in the ST. CroX Valley of drugs
family medicines. lumbermen's drag supplies
paints, varnishes. brushes, and beaut iful parlor
and hanging lamps. Crandall 4 Barclay
Saturday afternoon the inmates of the library
were startled by Il heavy fall overhead. On in
vest CATION it proved to be the pasterng fro M tn
ceiling in the store room above, which had be-
come soaked from the leaks in the roof a nd as it
was raining at the time water came pouring down
in small torrent but by the energetic efforts of
the employees in the immediate vicinity the library
was saved from being flooded and the damage
was slight. Anent this leaky roof we suggest
that when next the and ice is removed, it
be done with rubber pick and shovel